Promoting And Protecting Digital Rights Since 1994
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Speak Out 3 Video: EFF’s Danny O’Brien
As part of TheDayWeFightBack EFA hosted our third Speak Out featuring Danny O’Brien, International Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Danny is a veteran of over two decades fighting for digital rights and provides fascinating insights into previous and current campaigns against mass surveillance and other threats to digital rights around the world. EFA Speak Out events use Google Hangout On Air to showcase a local or international guest discussing…
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The Day The World Fought Back
In the last year, the world has learned that mass surveillance by governments knows no bounds. Today, 11th February, internet users around the world are standing together. Individuals, civil society organisations, and thousands of websites will let the world’s governments know that we reject global mass surveillance at home and overseas. Today, we fight back. People like you will take the streets in protest in the Philippines, Copenhagen, Stockholm and…
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EFA Speak Out #3: Danny O’Brien
As part of our participation in The Day We Fight Back, EFA is very proud to present our next EFA Speak Out, featuring Danny O'Brien. Danny is the International Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), was a co-founder of the UK's Open Rights Group (ORG) and has been a leading activist for digital rights for over 15 years. Danny will answer questions about mass surveillance both internationally and in Australia.…
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The Day We Fight Back
11th February Websites around the world will blacken or display a banner on Tuesday 11th (and Wednesday 12th) February as part of a global day of action against mass surveillance. We in Australia are joining in this global effort to pressure our lawmakers to end mass surveillance — of Australians and of the citizens of other countries. Together, and in the name of Aaron Swartz, we are pushing back against…
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Griffith By-Election Guide [Updated]
[UPDATE] We apologise, but we inadvertantly upgraded Labor on censorship from Red to Amber. This was an internal version control error and should not have happened. We have corrected this now. As we’ve done for the last two Federal Elections, we’re providing you with a guide as to how we rate the various party’s policies in relation to digital rights issues. We’ve ranked six of the parties running in the…
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Speak Out 2 Video: Dr Matthew Rimmer
Electronic Frontiers Australia was honoured to host ANU College of Law Associate Professor Dr Matthew Rimmer as our second guest in our Speak Out event series. EFA Speak Out events use Google Hangout On Air to showcase a local or international guest discussing and answering questions about online rights.
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What We Do
Policy
We actively monitor a number of policy areas and specific issues. The topics below provide a detailed view of EFA’s policy positions.
Copyright
Australia’s copyright laws are outdated, inflexible and not fit for the digital age. As such, EFA is a long-standing supporter of reform of Australia’s Copyright Act.
Privacy & Security
Privacy is fundamentally about consent and control over access to information, and goes hand-in-hand with security. Privacy is a human right.
Censorship
Adults should be able to make their own informed decisions about what content they create and consume.
Encryption
Access to encryption technologies is vital for individuals and groups to be able to safeguard the security and privacy of their information.
Internet Safety
Surveillance is not safety. Safety for whom, against what? This complex problem is more likely to be exacerbated, rather than solved, by measures that allow for unaccountable surveillance and the undermining of communications security.
Surveillance
EFA is committed to ensuring that Australian’s home life is not subject to arbitrary interference.